DataGovAI Summit & Awards 2019

DiploFoundation’s Shita Laksmi will give the keynote speech at the session, ‘Mapping the Challenges and Opportunities of AI for the Conduct of Diplomacy’ at DataGovAI 2019 on 7 November, at 14.00 (GMT+7).

 

DataGovAI Summit & Awards is a series of conference plenary & tracks with keynote, panel discussions, workshops, awards presentation, meet-ups, and networking sessions. Each day and session will focus on a different topic.

The conference will have several tracks to focus on:

  • Big Data Security, Customer Data Privacy, and Governance related issues
  • Predictive Analytics, Data Science, and Business Analytics
  • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, and Blockchain in Relation to Big Data
  • Big Data Regulations and Regulator Forum on Data Privacy and Cross Border Data Flow
  • Big Data Start-ups, Venture Capital, Innovations

The event will take place on 6-8 November 2019, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

For more information about the event, visit the dedicated website.

Science and technology diplomacy summer school

SciTech DiploHub, the Barcelona Science and Technology Diplomacy Hub, and Institut Barcelona Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), the leading academic and research institution on global affairs from Barcelona, have partnered to offer a first-of-its-kind training in science and technology diplomacy in a will to train the next cohort of leaders of a field that is increasingly essential to tackle humanity’s global challenges. The summer school will take place from 1-5 July in Barcelona, Spain.

Aimed at mid-career scientists, technology experts, and diplomats, as well as graduate students from related disciplines (i.e. science, engineering, political science, or international relations), the summer school covers the most pressing issues on science and technology diplomacy ranging from sustainable development to technology diplomacy, with a special focus on Europe, the Mediterranean, and the role of global cities.

DiploFoundation will be taking part in the summer school with Dr. Katharina Höne speaking on big data and artificial intelligence (AI) and their impact on diplomatic practice, drawing on Diplo’s reports on Data Diplomacy: Updating diplomacy to the big data era and Mapping AI challenges and opportunities for the conduct of diplomacy.

For more information, visit the event page.